Silence
They say a closed mouth doesn’t get fed
As I write these words my stomach feels full
Death is never an easy experience
It comes and goes as it pleases
I think back to the many nights
I spent on my bedroom floor pleading
Asking for change and healing
Tears were my words, spilling so fluently
Mouth as dry as the skin on my hands
From constantly drying them there was no tissue
No loving arms for me to fold into promising comfort
So I picked up this pen I found a scratch piece of paper
Remembering the words from the late Maya Angelou
I began to write words that sounded good
Images I had only seen became reality
The times I felt like crying I wrote
The days that seemed to run together
Were deciphered by dates
April 24, 2010 the day my mother was no longer
Mommy could not be called with expectation of an answer
Just like you I lost my ability to speak
Without fear of crying this pen made me stronger
June 19, 2010 the day my brother was no longer
Just an arms length away pestering me
I would no longer be able to watch basketball with you
This pen made me stronger pushing it pushed me
To re-discover my love for words they never left
Today I write from experiences that no longer sting
From experiences that linger without night
ares
This pen ended my silence